How Does Formation of Himalayas - 70 Million Years In 2 Minutes Work?

The Himalayas were made when two giant landmasses bumped into each other over 70 million years ago.

Imagine you have two big blocks on the floor, one is your favorite toy block, and the other is your brother’s. Now imagine they start moving toward each other slowly, like in a game of push-and-go. When they finally meet, they bump into each other, and poof! They push up, making something new, a mountain.

That’s kind of what happened with Earth’s continents. The land that is now India was once its own big block. It moved slowly toward another giant landmass called Eurasia (like a giant puzzle piece). When they bumped into each other, the earth pushed up, and that push made the Himalayas, like a big hill formed by two blocks bumping together.

Even now, the Himalayas are still growing slowly. It's like when you press your hands together on a soft pillow, it keeps getting taller! The mountains keep rising because the landmasses are still pushing against each other, just like in that toy game.